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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAuswählen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aus-vay-len
"Sie müssen die richtige Option auswählen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
"She decided to select the best candidates for the job."
- 1
Chosen for special qualities; exclusive.
"He belongs to a select group of scholars."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'select' originates from the Latin 'selectus', the past participle of 'seligere', meaning 'to choose'. It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, evolving from a sense of choosing or picking out from a group.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Select" is said worldwide
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Sélectionner
Transliteration: se-lek-syo-ner
"Vous devez sélectionner le bon fichier."
Auswählen
Transliteration: aus-vay-len
"Sie müssen die richtige Option auswählen."
Selezionare
Transliteration: se-le-tsy-o-nar-e
"Devi selezionare l'opzione corretta."
Seleccionar
Transliteration: se-lek-syo-nar
"Debes seleccionar la opción correcta."
Selecionar
Transliteration: se-lek-syo-nar
"Você precisa selecionar a opção correta."
चुनना
Transliteration: chunna
"आपको सही विकल्प चुनना होगा।"
选择
Transliteration: xuǎnzé
"您需要选择正确的选项。"
선택하다
Transliteration: seon-taek-ha-da
"올바른 옵션을 선택해야 합니다."
選択する
Transliteration: sentaku suru
"正しいオプションを選択する必要があります。"
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